When fear becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy
I’m acquainted with a very famous person. We’ve known each other for many years. We’ve rung in multiple New Year’s Eves together, renting a secluded house in the mountains with a small group of friends. We’ve shared long dinners, deep conversations, and the kind of moments that usually lead to …
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Anxiety vs intuition. What are you anchoring into?
Driving to dinner, I found myself stuck in a loop of anxious thoughts. My dog had just undergone foot surgery, and I’d tied a bandana around his bandage before we left to protect it from getting wet. My mind began to spiral. What if I tied the bandana too tight? …
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The power of “I’m Sorry”.
I grew up in a family that didn’t apologize. Ever. If someone hurt your feelings, you were expected to get over it. No conversation. No acknowledgment. Just move on. This upbringing wired my brain in a few key ways. First, being confronted caused a full mental short circuit. My immediate …
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The hardest part of becoming an entrepreneur (is not what you think)
I’m not going to lie. The transition to becoming an entrepreneur was hard. It was really hard. But not for any of the reasons I expected. With no defined “end of the work day”, I was always thinking about work. Each morning I’d show up at my desk with a …
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The power of the pause: A Lesson from the 2022 Oscars
“Did you watch the Oscars last night?” my friend Tony asked. Even if you didn’t catch the 2022 Oscars, you probably heard about the incident. In the middle of the show, Will Smith walked on stage and slapped host Chris Rock across the face. Why? Chris made a joke about …
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My problem with empathy
The word “empathy” gets tossed around so much these days. People proudly label themselves as empaths, almost like it’s a VIP club for the extra-sensitive. But let’s really dig into what empathy means. At its core, empathy is about stepping into someone else’s shoes and feeling their world as if …
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How I launched an online course in just 4 weeks
Four weeks. That’s all it took to turn my live Career Shift group coaching program into a fully-fledged online course, complete with modules, worksheets, video content, a mastermind launch, and an email campaign. From the first “I’m doing this” to people sitting in their virtual seats for Lesson One—it was …
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How 60 minutes can change your life
Recently, I had a coaching session with a client who’d been running his own business for years. What once filled him with joy and purpose had started to feel like a slog. He’d already scaled back the amount of day-to-day work he was doing, hoping that would reignite the spark, …
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Four years ago I was stuck
Four years ago, I was stuck. I had been at adidas for seven years, relentlessly clawing my way up the corporate ladder. Each day felt like a rinse-and-repeat version of the last. I poured my energy, heart, and passion into new ideas that ultimately needed approval from an army of …
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The worst coaching advice I ever received
I’ll never forget that “coaching” session. There I was, sitting across from my boss, expecting feedback on the work I’d poured my heart into. Instead, I got a lesson on how to dim my light. With a patronizing tone, he said, “You don’t want to be known as Quirky Kathy, …
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